The first memorial service remembering those killed in a deadly attack on a rabbinical seminary in Jerusalem took place today.

The service was attended by around a 1000 people who witnessed calls from Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu for revenge against Arabs:

“Some 1,000 people attended a memorial service at the Mercaz Harav rabbinical seminary Thursday, marking the one-month anniversary of the murderous attack which claimed the lives of eight young men.

Also attending the service were many prominent rabbis of the Religious Zionist Movement, who were not shy about expressing their rage against the government’s policy….

…Former Sephardi chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu called on the government to decree that for every life lost in the attack another yeshiva and township will be formed.

“Even when we seek revenge, it is important to make one thing clear – the life of one yeshiva boy is worth more than the lives of 1,000 Arabs.

“The Talmud states that if gentiles rob Israel of silver they will pay it back in gold, and all that is taken will be paid back in folds, but in cases like these there is nothing to pay back, since as I said – the life of one yeshiva boy is worth more than the lives of 1,000 Arabs,” added Rabbi Eliyahu.” (Source: Ynet News)

This not the first time that the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel has made comments that have been noted in the press.

Below are posts from this weblog’s archives which detail some of Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu’s previous religious pronouncements:

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